Schedule of segment information by segment | Information about segments during the periods presented were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Revenues: | | | | | | Google | $ | 65,674 |
| | $ | 74,544 |
| | $ | 89,463 |
| Other Bets | 327 |
| | 445 |
| | 809 |
| Total revenues | $ | 66,001 |
| | $ | 74,989 |
| | $ | 90,272 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Operating income (loss): | | | | | | Google | $ | 18,965 |
| | $ | 23,319 |
| | $ | 27,892 |
| Other Bets | (1,893 | ) | | (3,456 | ) | | (3,578 | ) | Reconciling items(1) | (576 | ) | | (503 | ) | | (598 | ) | Total income from operations | $ | 16,496 |
| | $ | 19,360 |
| | $ | 23,716 |
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| | (1) | Reconciling items are primarily related to corporate administrative costs and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Capital expenditures: | | | | | | Google | $ | 11,178 |
| | $ | 8,868 |
| | $ | 9,417 |
| Other Bets | 496 |
| | 850 |
| | 1,385 |
| Reconciling items(2) | (660 | ) | | 232 |
| | (590 | ) | Total capital expenditures as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | $ | 11,014 |
| | $ | 9,950 |
| | $ | 10,212 |
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| | (2) | Reconciling items are related to timing differences of payments as segment capital expenditures are on accrual basis while total capital expenditures shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow are on cash basis and other miscellaneous differences. For the year ended December 31, 2014, reconciling items included capital expenditures of Motorola Mobile. |
Stock-based compensation (SBC) and depreciation, amortization, and impairment are included in segment operating income (loss) as below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Stock-based compensation: | | | | | | Google | $ | 3,686 |
| | $ | 4,610 |
| | $ | 5,926 |
| Other Bets | 338 |
| | 475 |
| | 647 |
| Reconciling items(3) | 151 |
| | 118 |
| | 130 |
| Total stock-based compensation(4) | $ | 4,175 |
| | $ | 5,203 |
| | $ | 6,703 |
| | | | | | | Depreciation, amortization, and impairment: | | | | | | Google | $ | 4,779 |
| | $ | 4,839 |
| | $ | 5,800 |
| Other Bets | 147 |
| | 203 |
| | 340 |
| Reconciling items(5) | 53 |
| | 21 |
| | 4 |
| Total depreciation, amortization, and impairment as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | $ | 4,979 |
| | $ | 5,063 |
| | $ | 6,144 |
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| | (3) | Reconciling items represent corporate administrative costs that are not allocated to individual segments. |
| | (4) | For purposes of segment reporting, we define SBC as awards accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 718 that we expect to settle in stock. SBC for segment reporting does not include expenses related to awards that we expect to ultimately settle in cash. For the year ended December 31, 2014, amounts exclude SBC from discontinued operations. |
| | (5) | Reconciling items are primarily related to corporate administrative costs and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. For the year ended December 31, 2014, reconciling items primarily represent depreciation, amortization and impairment related to Motorola Mobile. |
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Revenue by geographic area | Revenues by geography are based on the billing addresses of our customers. The following tables set forth revenues and long-lived assets by geographic area (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Revenues: | | | | | | United States | $ | 29,482 |
| | $ | 34,810 |
| | $ | 42,781 |
| United Kingdom | 6,483 |
| | 7,067 |
| | 7,787 |
| Rest of the world | 30,036 |
| | 33,112 |
| | 39,704 |
| Total revenues | $ | 66,001 |
| | $ | 74,989 |
| | $ | 90,272 |
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Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic area | | | | | | | | | | | As of
December 31, 2015 | | As of
December 31, 2016 | Long-lived assets: | | | | United States | $ | 43,686 |
| | $ | 47,383 |
| International | 13,661 |
| | 14,706 |
| Total long-lived assets | $ | 57,347 |
| | $ | 62,089 |
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